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Assessment in Higher Education: Professional Development

Learn to design, implement, and evaluate effective assessments in higher education. Improve your teaching and assessment skills.

Learn to design, implement, and evaluate effective assessments in higher education. Improve your teaching and assessment skills.

This comprehensive course equips higher education teachers with the skills to design, implement, and evaluate effective assessments. Participants will learn to create assessments aligned with course objectives, apply quality criteria for constructing reliable and valid assessments, analyze assessment results, and formulate improvements. The course covers various assessment methods, feedback techniques, rubric creation, and grading strategies. Through expert insights, practical examples, and peer reviews, teachers will enhance their assessment practices and contribute to improved learning outcomes for their students.

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Assessment in Higher Education: Professional Development

This course includes

17 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

2,435

What you'll learn

  • Design assessments that align with course objectives and learning activities

  • Apply quality criteria to construct valid and reliable assessments

  • Create effective feedback plans and rubrics to enhance student learning

  • Analyze assessment results to evaluate both student performance and assessment quality

  • Formulate improvements for future assessments based on analysis and evaluation

  • Understand various assessment methods and their appropriate applications in higher education

Skills you'll gain

assessment design
constructive alignment
rubrics
feedback
grading
exam analysis
higher education
teaching skills

This course includes:

3.5 Hours PreRecorded video

1 assignment

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FullTime access

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There are 6 modules in this course

This course provides a comprehensive overview of assessment practices in higher education, designed to enhance teachers' professional development. Participants will explore the role of assessment in learning, learn to create assessment plans aligned with course objectives, and understand various assessment methods. The course covers crucial topics such as constructive alignment, feedback strategies, rubric design, and grading techniques. Teachers will also learn to analyze assessment results and use this information to improve their teaching and assessment practices. Through a combination of instructional videos, expert interviews, practical assignments, and peer reviews, participants will develop the skills to create more effective, fair, and meaningful assessments in their higher education courses.

The role of assessment in higher education

Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete

The Assessment Cycle

Module 2 · 14 Minutes to complete

The Assessment Plan

Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete

Feedback & grading design

Module 4 · 4 Hours to complete

Assessment construction

Module 5 · 3 Hours to complete

Assessment Analysis and Evaluation

Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete

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Instructors

Berry Nijveld
Berry Nijveld

4.8 rating

143 Reviews

19,096 Students

1 Course

Enhancing Educational Quality and Innovation

Drs. Berry Nijveld is an Applied Educational Specialist who graduated from the University of Twente, where he studied the characteristics of multimedia self-instruction materials. He began his career as an educational designer and unit manager at Bit-Ic (Cap Gemini) and later served as a management consultant in educational organization and personnel development at PWC. Since joining Risbo in 2003, Berry has concentrated on ICT in education, educational innovation, and quality management. He advises universities, faculties, and teaching departments on developing policies and implementing tools to enhance and ensure teaching quality and accreditation. Additionally, he provides training for teachers in didactic skills and offers individual coaching.

Kris Stabel
Kris Stabel

4.8 rating

148 Reviews

19,619 Students

1 Course

Educational Advisor

Drs. Kris Stabel studied History at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, where he also obtained an academic teaching qualification. After gaining six years of experience as a teacher in secondary education in Belgium, he moved to the Netherlands. There, he further developed his expertise as an educational project leader with various educational agencies. As a project manager, Kris built up his e-learning expertise, focusing on online teaching for both companies and educational institutions. Since 2014, Kris has worked as an educational advisor at Risbo, where he contributes to the development of online teaching at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), the creation of MOOCs, and acts as a trainer and coach for the Basic University Teaching Qualification and Senior University Teaching Qualification.

Assessment in Higher Education: Professional Development

This course includes

17 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

2,435

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